Goodman's "Trinity River Plays" is an Emotional Ride

“The Trinity River Plays,” which premiered Jan. 24, is a beautifully realized play about family betrayal and family love—about the roots and wrongs that hold people together or wrest them apart. Three related dramas by Regina Taylor introduce us to Iris on her 17th birthday. The occasion coincides with the arrival of the 17-year locust, […]

by Dorothy Andries

"The Good Negro" Makes for Great Theatre

The Goodman Theatre’s production of “The Good Negro” rarely cackles on its own but it soars on the strength of its actors. Set in Birmingham, Alabama in 1962 in the early days of the American civil rights movement, Tracy Scott Wilson’s play is a thinly disguised drama about the challenges and successes achieved by Dr. […]

by Dorothy Andries